Most of us have been exposed to the idea of certain food items having an adverse effect on our menstruating bodies. Some of them are true, yes, but most of them, aren’t. Look out for some of these food myths in your daily life, because they are simply an added headache to your periods!
When companies that manufacture and sell products put in genuine efforts towards educating customers about the entire product life cycle, starting from transparently outlining all the ingredients to facilitating ways to properly dispose the product after being used, we can initiate a sustainable change at a large scale.
We have been coping with the pandemic by all means possible, but this sudden yet inevitable change in our menstrual cycles is not what we expected. As inconvenient as it may be, this change in our periods can be brought under control, or rather, be brought back to normal. However, to be able to do that, you need to understand what is happening to your body.
All we need to do is take care of ourselves and ensure that we undertake necessary preventive measures before it gets too late. Cervical cancer is one such health problem. While the disease has the potential to spread to different parts of the body and become fatal, there are several ways in which it can be diagnosed and cured at the early stages.
This pandemic may have stopped the entire world, but it can’t stop periods. Hundreds of women across the country suffer due to lack of access to quality menstrual hygiene products; a vast majority of them being migrant women. Sparkle stepped forward to take an initiative in helping them through their periods.
Stress added to the plate, is the cherry on top of the cake. The way stress affects every woman’s physical and mental health is rather difficult to assess and can be identified only with a series of symptoms.
Even then, our society has conditioned us to believe that it is okay to give more importance to a boy’s dreams than a girl’s. Society, at least most of it, believes that the male gender is powerful enough to conquer the moon, while the female gender can wait for their turn to visit the moon as tourists.
A woman’s mind is known for its multifaceted thinking capacity that helps her handle the complexities of life. However, certain biological instances may put her in a position where she finds it difficult to overcome the challenges. Menopause or the end of a menstrual cycle is one such instance in a woman’s life.
The only way through which one can break-free from such stereotypes is by creating a community that understands the objectives of a sensitive society and constantly strives towards breaking gender differences, socio-cultural distinctions as well as blind myths & misconceptions that exist in our society.
It is not every day that you feel something is essentially wrong with your life, but are unable to put your finger on the exact problem. Psychology has included this state of being among the symptoms of a plethora of problems, starting from a mild internal struggle to severe cases of depression.
